預期的、不必要的未來死亡

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The oddities and offenses in American political practice are a constant source of inspiration for my poems.

美國政治實踐中的怪異和冒犯是我詩歌的源源不絕的靈感來源。

One president sent bombs, jets, and drones for use by a rogue state and its murderous army,

一位總統發送炸彈、噴射機和無人機供流氓國家及其兇殘的軍隊使用，

While his successor decrees death for crimes including killing a police officer, while pardoning

雖然他的繼任者判處死刑，包括殺害一名警察，同時赦免

Even most violent offenders of the Capitol invasion, that led to various deaths, police officer

警方稱，即使是入侵國會大廈的最暴力犯罪者也導致了多起死亡事件

Injuries, suicides. Now for even more horror,

受傷、自殺。現在更恐怖的是，

The anticipated, unnecessary future death by tens of thousands, and millions, from America

美國預計未來將有數萬人、數百萬人死亡

Pulling out of the World Health Organization

退出世界衛生組織

And the Paris Climate Accords, and his threat

還有《巴黎氣候協定》和他的威脅

To take back the Panama Canal while attacking

一邊進攻一邊奪回巴拿馬運河

The late President Carter whose period

已故卡特總統的時期

Of official mourning remains in effect. I can

官方哀悼仍然有效。我可以

Go on making a list but soon everything

繼續列清單，但很快一切就都完成了

Will blur while I pray that somehow God

當我祈禱上帝以某種方式時會模糊

Intervenes on the right side of history

站在歷史正確的一邊幹預

This time, Ok Deus. Show yourself

這一次，好的神。展現自己

Before you too become a virtual coin, a digit,

在你也變成虛擬貨幣、數字之前，

Going bling on the desk at the Oval Office.

在橢圓形辦公室的桌子上閃閃發光。